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Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Letting Go Of Resentment

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
Marianne Williamson

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.
Criss Jami

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Mark Twain

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Melody Beattie

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
Martin Luther King Jr.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.
Oprah Winfrey

Gratitude is a powerful catalyst for happiness. It’s the spark that lights a fire of joy in your soul.
Amy Collette

Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.
William Paul Young

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Finding Peace Through Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
Hannah Arendt

Forgiveness is the final form of love.
Reinhold Niebuhr

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
George MacDonald

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
Dag Hammarskjold

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About The Healing Power Of Forgiveness

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
Marianne Williamson

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness is a way of opening up the doors again and moving forward, whether it's a personal life or a national life.
Hillary Clinton

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Forgiveness As A Path To Freedom

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
Nelson Mandela

Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.
Corrie ten Boom

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Gratitude For Life's Challenges

Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.
William Faulkner

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About The Importance Of Forgiveness In Relationships

Forgiveness is the oil of all relationships.
Anonymous

Forgiveness is the only way to heal ourselves and be free from the past.
Desmond Tutu

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Forgiving Others For Your Own Sake

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
Tony Robbins

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Gratitude For The People In Your Life

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
Aesop

Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.
Rumi

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About The Power Of Gratitude

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
Zig Ziglar

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
Henry Ward Beecher

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
Henry Van Dyke

Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourselves, and spend without fear of bankruptcy.
Fred De Witt Van Amburgh

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
Jean Baptiste Massieu

Gratitude is not only when things are good. It’s a practice of noticing the good in things.
Unknown

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Forgiving Yourself

Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it.
Maya Angelou

Forgive yourself for the mistakes of the past and all the things you think you have done wrong. That was the best you knew how to do at that moment. Now that you know better, you can do better.
Luminita D. Saviuc

Forgive yourself for accepting less than you deserved. But don't do it again.
Unknown

Forgive yourself for the blindness that put you in the path of those who betrayed you. Sometimes a good heart doesn't see the bad.
Unknown

Forgive yourself for the times you were not gentle with yourself. For the times you said 'yes' when you wanted to say 'no'. For all the times you didn't take care of yourself like you should have.
Unknown

Forgive yourself for the times you forgot your own worth. For the times you settled for less than you deserved.
Unknown

Forgive yourself for the times you were too hard on yourself. For the times you didn't give yourself enough credit for all that you do.
Unknown

Forgive yourself for the times you didn't listen to your intuition. For the times you ignored the signs and stayed in situations that were not good for you.
Unknown

Forgive yourself for the times you didn't speak up. For the times you let others silence you and didn't stand up for yourself.
Unknown

Forgive yourself for the times you didn't love yourself enough. For the times you let others define your worth and didn't see your own beauty.
Unknown

Gratitude And Forgiveness Quotes About Gratitude For The Little Things

Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker's life - in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.
Sri Chinmoy

Gratitude is the attitude that takes you to your altitude.
Michael Beckwith

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